AMCOR
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN
| Employer | AMCOR | Report ID | 2024032381 |
| Address | 718 High Street | City, State ZIP | NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN 54961 |
| Event Date | March 17, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Printing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | 1736198 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.38000, -88.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was reinstalling the guard after repairing an ink pump when it slipped from their grasp and the employee's left ring finger contacted the moving belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 17, 2024, a worker at AMCOR in NEW LONDON, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with printing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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